Avalanches are the mountain’s thunderous, terrifying answer to gravity—a sudden, roaring release of snow that can reshape ...

The Payette Avalanche Center says avalanche danger is considerable at all elevations. The only way to survive and navigate the dangerous avalanche conditions is to stay off slopes steeper than 35 ...

According to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, the avalanche danger across much of Colorado has decreased to Moderate danger level (2 of 5), but the CAIC warns that 40% of avalanche ...

Tragedy was narrowly averted in Glacier National Park last week after three hikers fell into the Avalanche Creek gorge. A ...

Our expert guide into how to read an avalanche forecast will enable you to make informed decisions when exploring the mountains in winter ...

As many are taking to the slopes during their holiday vacations, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center is warning backcountry skiers and snowboarders to be cautious of weak snowpack under recen… ...

An avalanche warning sign is seen along the Dalton Highway on May 10, 2024, in the Brooks Range area in North Slope Borough, Alaska. AFP/Getty Images ...

BOISE, Idaho — Both the Sawtooth and Payette avalanche centers are warning Idahoans to take it easy in the snow, as avalanche danger remains "considerable" at this time. On the scale provided by ...

The Greater Lake Tahoe Area and Greater Lake Tahoe area are under an avalanche warning which was reported by the National Weather Service on Friday at 7:24 a.m. The warning is in effect until 7 p.m.

Colorado is heading into a more dangerous period for avalanche risk than the state has seen since the end of November, state avalanche officials wrote in a Facebook post Wednesday evening, Dec. 25. “A ...

Caution urged for backcountry enthusiasts as Colorado's mountains experience high avalanche risks. Snowpack weakened by weather events.